gombroon

[ gom-broon ]
/ gɒmˈbrun /

noun

a type of Persian pottery ware.

Origin of gombroon

First recorded in 1690–1700; after Gombroon a town on the Persian Gulf

Words nearby gombroon

Example sentences from the Web for gombroon

  • It is said that there is a banyan tree near Gombroon on the Persian gulf, computed to cover nearly 1,700 yards.

    Flowers and Flower-Gardens |David Lester Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for gombroon

gombroon
/ (ɡɒmˈbruːn) /

noun

Persian and Chinese pottery and porcelain wares

Word Origin for gombroon

C17: named after Gombroon, Iran, from which it was originally exported